Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Industrial farming for the production of animal products for human consumption is fueling climate change, African campaigners said Tuesday during the launch of the World Animal Protection report on climate change and cruelty. Tennyson Williams, Africa regional director at World Animal Protection, a non-profit organization, told …
Read More »UGANDA: Private sector to fund massive land restoration
✳ Land restoration project set for 36 districts in Karamoja, Mount Elgon and SW Uganda ✳ 350,000 farming households to be more climate resilient ✳ Initiative is to see Uganda restore 560,000 hectares of land ✳ Target is to raise the forest cover in Uganda from 13% – 15% by the year …
Read More »Kasana-Luwero Diocese invests in cocoa farming to fight climate change, unemployment
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The adverse effects of climate change partially triggered by the uncontrolled cutting down of trees for charcoal production for a living in the greater Luwero region, has prompted the Catholic diocese of Kasana-Luwero to invest in cocoa farming. The diocese through Caritas Kasanaensis, which is …
Read More »Farmers accuse Masaka environment officers of selective law enforcement
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka District Environment and Natural Resource Officers are on the spot for selective enforcement of environmental laws. The district natural resource officers backed by the police are conducting operations in which they have cut down several acres of seasonal crops and plants grown in the …
Read More »Heatwave in Europe underscores need for effective action to combat climate change: WHO
Copenhagen, Denmark | Xinhua | As the European Region of the World Health Organization (WHO) reels from the effects of a prolonged heatwave responsible for a series of ferocious wildfires and escalating record-breaking high temperatures, regional governments have been urged by the WHO to implement the Paris climate agreement, whose position …
Read More »Fort Portal city targets French loan to foster urbanization, mitigate climate change
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal city authorities are targeting to benefit from a loan the Ugandan government is set to secure from the French Development Agency in order to address climate change and urbanization with the aim of fostering economic growth in the city. The funds are …
Read More »Regional experts unveil plan to plant 100m hectares of trees to combat climate change
Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | A forum of environmental activists in East and Central Africa is seeking to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land by the year 2030. The project spearheaded by Global Ever-greening Alliance, Climate Asset management and the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative is expected to pave …
Read More »Nigel Topping visits Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Nigel Topping, the United Kingdom’s High-Level Climate Change Champion on 20th May was in Uganda for a one-day visit. His visit was about the UK’s commitment to carry forward the actions from COP26 as we countdown to COP27. During his visit, he had a meeting …
Read More »Tree adoption Uganda holds Run4Climate run to restore degraded forests
Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Hundreds of runners turned up Sunday morning to participate in the second edition of Tree Adoption Uganda’s Run4Climate marathon focused on creating awareness about the adverse effects of climate change and increasing Uganda’s forest cover. The run was held under the theme, “Protect, Restore and …
Read More »World faces largest cost-of-living crisis in a generation: UN report
United Nations | Xinhua | The world is facing a cost-of-living crisis unseen in at least a generation, partly due to the Ukraine conflict, said a UN report on Wednesday. “The largest cost-of-living crisis of the 21st century has come when people and countries have a limited capacity to cope,” said …
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